In message <[log in to unmask]>, Roxanne Lambie <[log in to unmask]> writes >Hi, > >It is my first week acting as an assistant education officer at an >Australian national political history museum. > >I have been given the project of making a protoype scarecrow for a >political scarecrow competition that will run in conjunction with the >annual political cartooning exhibition. It is envisaged that twenty >teams of four will assemble in the heritage courtyards to construct >their effigy and the winners will be displayed in the exhibition space. > >I am writing to ask for advice for the intital problems that I have >encountered with this project. I have only $AUS100 that is, $AUS5 >available in the budget for each scarecrow and the stands are not >allowed to be staked into the heritage lawns. Can any one forward me >some brilliant ideas on how to construct a cheap stand/ armature >that will protect the grass ? The courtyards are enclosed, but are not >very protected on windy days. > >Thank you ! > >Roxanne How about borrowing some garden umbrella bases - the ones you fill with water! -- Ruth Marler in Hampton, Middlesex, UK [log in to unmask] Looking for surname WIDDOWS anywhere, anytime for One Name Study [log in to unmask] http://www.lamerton.demon.co.uk/genealog.htm